Comparison

QuickNotes vs Swiftflip Flashcards

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

QuickNotes

Create and manage flashcards for exam preparation and knowledge retention. Synchronize your study notes seamlessly between your iPhone and Apple Watch for on-the-go learning and efficient review sessions.

Highlights
  • Card generation with image support
  • Efficient flashcard review
  • Dual-platform sync (iPhone/Apple Watch)
  • Organized theme management
  • Independent Apple Watch flashcard mode
Features
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Put your notes on your wrist. QuickNotes turns photos of your notes and short text cards into flashcards you can review on Apple Watch: in line, on the bus, or five minutes before an exam. PHOTO CARDS • Take a photo or pick one from your library: slides, worksheets, vocab lists, diagrams • Organize cards into decks by subject TEXT CARDS WITH MARKDOWN • Type formulas, dates, vocabulary or drug names • Headings, bold, italics and lists, with a live preview while you edit • Text stays crisp on the Watch screen ON APPLE WATCH • Turn the Digital Crown to flip through your cards • Tap a card for full screen; double-tap a photo to zoom 3×, or zoom with the crown • Cards are stored on the Watch, so you can review without your iPhone nearby SENDING TO YOUR WATCH • Send one card or a whole deck with one tap • Photos are resized for the Watch before sending, so transfers are small and quick • See delivery progress on iPhone; cards keep arriving in the background PAY ONCE • No ads, no subscription, no account Requires an iPhone with iOS 14 or later and an Apple Watch with watchOS 8 or later.

About

Swiftflip Flashcards

Create and review flashcards with rich media and spaced repetition. Sync across Apple devices and track your progress with detailed insights. Offers a free tier with optional premium features for enhanced learning.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Rich flashcards (text, image, audio)
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Import/export Anki and CSV
  • Shortcuts and Siri integration
  • Detailed study insights
Features
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Unlimited flashcards with spaced repetition. No account. Import Anki, review on Apple Watch, and sync privately with iCloud. Spaced Repetition Swiftflip uses an FSRS scheduling model to bring each card back shortly before you would forget it. Flashcards Make cards with text, an image, or audio on each side. Organize cards into decks, search across them, and edit a card in the middle of practice. Across Your Devices Pick up where you left off with iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Practice on Apple Watch for quick due-only sessions on the go. Focused Practice Tap to flip, then mark answers to keep moving. A short sound plays when you mark a card, and you can look over every card when a session ends. Hints show you how to flip and mark cards the first time, and Swiftflip follows accessibility settings like Reduce Motion. Practice Both Ways Turn on Practice Both Ways for a deck to keep separate Front → Back and Back → Front progress. Build Custom Practice sessions with the decks, first side, order, size, focus, and retries you choose. Pause Reviews Pause a card or a whole deck when you are not studying it. It stays in the library and comes back with its schedule when you resume. Import & Export • Import from Anki (.apkg / .colpkg) • Import and export CSV • Export as a Swiftflip archive for backup and sharing Shortcuts Use the Shortcuts app and Siri to add a card, practice due cards, practice or open a deck, search your library, view decks, and view insights. Home Screen quick actions help you jump in faster. Insights Stat cards show your streak and how many cards you have. Unlimited decks and cards will always be free. Premium (Optional) • Smart decks (dynamic decks based on filters) • Folders • Custom icons • More answer reveal styles • Full insights: month, year, and custom timeframes, study activity, accuracy trends, library growth, and cards by deck • AI card generation, with saved per-deck instructions for how cards should read Premium is available as monthly and yearly subscriptions, or a lifetime purchase. Made for Apple Devices Swiftflip supports iCloud sync, Shortcuts, and a companion Apple Watch app, plus Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Due Cards watch-face complication, optional practice reminders, a due-count badge, Spotlight search, and a Share Extension for creating cards from other apps. Privacy Swiftflip does not track you. Your flashcards sync through iCloud. Cloud AI is included with Premium on iPhone and iPad and asks before it is first used. When it runs, your topic, instructions, and card text are sent to Swiftflip’s Cloud AI, which uses a third-party AI model to write cards. No account is required. Great for exam revision, language vocabulary, and medical or nursing terminology. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://hksw.io/privacy/

Screenshots

QuickNotes4 screens
Swiftflip Flashcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Swiftflip Flashcards at Free against QuickNotes's $1.99. Swiftflip Flashcards also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). QuickNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Swiftflip Flashcards is free to download; QuickNotes costs $1.99 up front. Swiftflip Flashcards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. QuickNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickNotes ships an update every 9 days, Swiftflip Flashcards every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
QuickNotes versus Swiftflip Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickNotesSwiftflip Flashcards
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer阳 孙HK Softworks AB

Customer experience

QuickNotes

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative93.3%

Swiftflip Flashcards

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

QuickNotes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Swiftflip Flashcards

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99

Questions

Is QuickNotes free?
QuickNotes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swiftflip Flashcards free?
Swiftflip Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QuickNotes or Swiftflip Flashcards have ads?
Neither QuickNotes nor Swiftflip Flashcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickNotes or Swiftflip Flashcards?
QuickNotes ships an update every 9 days, and Swiftflip Flashcards every 3 days. Most recently, QuickNotes was updated on October 9, 2026 and Swiftflip Flashcards on October 7, 2026.

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